Margin Requirements

CFDs are leveraged products. You have to allocate only a fraction of the market value of the underlying asset as a margin in your account when making a trade. Our margin requirements vary depending on product and your client category.

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Margin requirements for Wholesale Clients - CFDs

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
USDAUDEURGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 7,500,000up to 10,000,000up to 7,500,000up to 6,000,0001:500
7,500,000 - 10,000,00010,000,000 - 14,000,0007,500,000 - 10,000,0006,000,000 - 8,000,0001:200
10,000,000 - 12,500,00014,000,000 - 17,000,00010,000,000 - 12,500,0008,000,000 - 10,000,0001:50
Over 12,500,000Over 17,000,000Over 12,500,000Over 10,000,0001:10
See margin calculation examples
Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
USDAUDEURGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 6,000,000up to 8,000,000up to 6,000,000up to 5,000,0001:500
6,000,000 - 8,000,0008,000,000 - 11,000,0006,000,000 - 8,000,0005,000,000 - 6,500,0001:200
8,000,000 - 10,000,00011,000,000 - 14,000,0008,000,000 - 10,000,0006,500,000 - 8,000,0001:50
Over 10,000,000Over 14,000,000Over 10,000,000Over 8,000,0001:10
See margin calculation examples
Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
USDAUDEURGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 1,500,000up to 2,000,000up to 1,500,000up to 1,200,0001:25
1,500,000 - 2,300,0002,000,000 - 3,000,0001,500,000 - 2,300,0001,200,000 - 1,900,0001:10
Over 2,300,000Over 3,000,000Over 2,300,000Over 1,900,0001:3
See margin calculation examples

Leverage rates for [ASX200], GERMANY40, [DJI30], [FTSE100], [NQ100], [SP500] and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
USDAUDEURGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 500,000up to 700,000up to 500,000up to 400,0001:500
500,000 - 3,500,000700,000 - 4,900,000500,000 - 3,500,000400,000 - 2,900,0001:200
3,500,000 - 4,700,0004,900,000 - 6,500,0003,500,000 - 4,700,0002,900,000 - 3,800,0001:50
Over 4,700,000Over 6,500,000Over 4,700,000Over 3,800,0001:10
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Leverage rates for [AEX25], [CAC40], [HSI50], [IBEX35], [JP225], GER.MID50, [OBX25], [SMI20], STXE50, GER.TEC30, #Bund, #USTNote, #USDX and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
USDAUDEURGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 1,000,000up to 1,400,000up to 1,000,000up to 800,0001:200
1,000,000 - 1,500,0001,400,000 - 2,100,0001,000,000 - 1,500,000800,000 - 1,200,0001:50
Over 1,500,000Over 2,100,000Over 1,500,000Over 1,200,0001:10
See margin calculation examples

Leverage rates for GOLD, XAUAUD and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
USDAUDEURGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 500,000up to 700,000up to 500,000up to 400,0001:500
500,000 - 3,000,000700,000 - 4,000,000500,000 - 3,000,000400,000 - 2,500,0001:200
3,000,000 - 4,000,0004,000,000 - 5,600,0003,000,000 - 4,000,0002,500,000 - 3,300,0001:50
Over 4,000,000Over 5,600,000Over 4,000,000Over 3,300,0001:10
See margin calculation examples

Leverage rates for SILVER, COPPER, PLATINUM, PALLADIUM, #China50, CRUDOIL, BRENT and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
USDAUDEURGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 1,000,000up to 1,400,000up to 1,000,000up to 800,0001:100
1,000,000 - 1,500,0001,400,000 - 2,000,0001,000,000 - 1,500,000800,000 - 1,200,0001:50
Over 1,500,000Over 2,000,000Over 1,500,000Over 1,200,0001:10
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Leverage rate for [Canada60], _STXE600, _India50, _Singapore25, COCOA, ARABICA, ROBUSTA, COTTON, ORANGE.JUICE, SUGAR.RAW, SUGAR.WHITE and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
USDAUDEURGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 500,000up to 700,000up to 500,000up to 400,0001:50
Over 500,000Over 700,000Over 500,000Over 400,0001:10
See margin calculation examples

Leverage rate for [HSCEI50], [SouthAfrica40], _Taiwan50 and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
USDAUDEURGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 500,000up to 700,000up to 500,000up to 400,0001:30
Over 500,000Over 700,000Over 500,000Over 400,0001:10
See margin calculation examples

Margin Requirements for Retail Clients - CFDs

Leverage up to Instruments
1:30
  • Major currency pairs: EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD, USDCHF and USDCAD
  • Major cross rates: CADJPY, EURCAD, EURGBP, EURJPY, GBPCAD, GBPJPY, CADCHF, EURCHF, GBPCHF, CHFJPY, GBPAUD, AUDCAD, EURAUD, AUDJPY, AUDCHF
1:20
  • All other currency pairs
  • GOLD, XAUAUD-ECN
  • [GERMANY40], [DJI30], [SP500], [NQ100], [JP225], [ASX200], [STXE50], [FTSE100], [CAC40] and respective future CFDs
1:10 All other index and commodity CFDs (e.g. BRENT, SILVER, [HSI50])
1:5 CFDs on stocks, ETFs and bonds (e.g. #AAPL, #QQQ, #Bund)
1:2 Digital Currency CFDs (e.g. BTCUSD, ETHUSD)

Notes:

  1. If a position on any given instrument is opened or closed (fully or partially) within the pre-close period of an hour before the Friday trading session close, the leverage applied to all positions in this same group of instruments is 1:50 (for positions in Volatility index futures CFDs – 1:5). This includes positions opened prior to the pre-close hour but does not include those with lower leverage rates (e.g. 1:2). The above term has an extended duration for a number of CFDs on indices and bonds. The relevant data is specified on the instrument pages in Contract Specifications. If an open position was affected by the session pre-close leverage reduction, we will re-enable previously used higher leverage for all positions in this instrument before the market for this instrument re-opens, typically within a few hours from the latest daily session close time. Please also note that the above terms can be applied with special notice to other days of the working week in cases where holidays or extraordinary events may affect the trading schedule or available liquidity.
  2. All clients have an option to decrease or increase the account`s leverage manually by selecting one of the leverage rates in the account settings in the Dashboard. Please note that the change of account`s leverage has an immediate effect on the margin value of all open positions. If you choose to select a decreased leverage rate, the notional value ranges applicable to your positions begin from those specified for the selected leverage in the above tables.
  3. Margin requirements for markets other than listed above, can be found in Contract Specifications by selecting the needed instrument in the look-up menu.
  1. Margin requirements for markets other than listed above, can be found in Contract Specifications by selecting the needed instrument in the look-up menu.
  2. Positions on the Volatility Index Futures CFD, generally available for trading with the leverage of 1:10 are provided with pre-close margining leverage of 1:5. If a position is opened or closed (fully or partially) from 22:00 EET Friday then the pre-close margin of 1:5 is applied. Please also note that the above terms can be applied to other days of the working week in cases where holidays or extraordinary events may affect the trading schedule or available liquidity.